Tea strainer and infuser.



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`FRANCIS NAPIER DENIsoN, or vioroaiA, CANADA.

Specification of Letters Patent. A Application nea apra 21, 1905. AsainNo. 256.762.

TEA STBAINER AND INEUSER.

Patented June 19, 1906.

To all whom it may concern.- f

.Beit known that I, FRANCIS NAPIER DENI- soN, of Victoria, in .thedistrict of Victoria,

British Columbia, Canada, have invented cer- -tain new andusefulImprovements in Tea Strainers and Infusers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to yim rovements in tea strainers and-infusers; anthe object of the invention is to devise a' device of' this class whichwill do away with the presence of tan- 'nic acid in the tea after thefirst few moments necessary for theproper infusing of the tea, and,further, to provide means whereby the leaves are prevented from beingpoured intoy cups and at the same time obviate the Anecessity ofcleaning lthe pot; and a further object y is to dis ense with theannoyance of the old way of c eaning the teapot by rinsing.

To these ends my 1nvention consists in a cover provided with an orifice,a gauze receptacle provided with a reinforcing top edge, a

perforated cap for the same suitably held on the top of the receptacleand provided-with an upwardly-extending stem designed to extend throu hthe perforation in the lider cover, and a ifting-stem pivotallyconectedto the top of the aforesaid stem and capable of lateral compression, thevparts being arranged and constructed in detail, as hereinafter moreparticularly explained. v i

Figure' 1 is a sectional perspective view of I. a teapot provided withmy improved strainer and infusen Fig. 2 is a perspective detail of theperforated top, stem, and lifting-stem. Fig. 3 is a'detail of throughthe cu"p and cover, showing the manwith depending s ner' of connectingthe cover to theV cup.

In the' drawings likel letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

A is the teapot, which is p lid or cover B, of any suitad eform andprovided with a perforation B ,preferablyin the center `of the knob. v

C is a gauze cu of any suitable form'and provided,.prefera ly, with areinforcing. top annular bead or edge ring D, to which the upper edge ofthe gauze forming the major portion of the 'cup is suitably attached.

E is a cover forthe cup Which-is provided ring-li s E', whereb the covermay be hel extending over the reinforcing-ring D and lwhereby also thecover may e readilyremoved .from the top 'of the cup by radial the gauzereceptacle or. cup. Fig. 4 `is al vertical sectional view rovided withaA onto t e cup by suc lids ciently. n

, F is astem made, preferably,'of doublewire and formed with an upperloop F G is Va longitudinal stem which is formed of top of the stem F.The ifting-wire G is a 4.double wire and is capable of lateralcomression and expansion, 'being resilient, as ereinbefore indicated.

The tea is placed cover is then placed on top of the cup. In soconnecting the cup andthe cover together cover of the cup close thereto,the liftingstem G being turned over, as indicated 1in Figs. 1y and 2,and the cu tea-leaves such cup may be forced into poever, the cup and*cover may be completely removed from the lid of the tea-pot by With- .Bin t e top of the lid. The gauze c up C must be then separated from thecover and the tea-leaves put in and then the parts put together againand the stem passed upwardly 'through the hole vB in the lid. Theboiling water now having been placed in the teapot the'tea strainer andinfuser may be then placed into theposition shown indotted lines in Fig.1 or in any position ybetween suchposition and 'the position shown infull lines, the .spring` lifting-stem' B servingto hold the cu C in anyposition iii'which it may be placed y the lateral pressure thereof.

parts, it will stem may be in one part with any suitableform oftop, andthe lateralv pressure of the spring lifting-stem will serve to hold thecup C desired position. I, however, prefer the form `which I have shownin the drawings.

Among the advantages arising from my tea strainer ,and infuser are thatthe leaves from the tea after infusing may be removed by raising thecup, C and thus prevent the bit- `acid containedin the leaves frompervading the tea, the leaves' are prevented from being poured into thecups, the cleansing' of the teapotis dispensed with, land the tea ma?7be constant at any strength required. these advantages maybe obtainedwithout raising the lid totremove the tea-containing receptacle from thepot.

In this specification it will be noticed that the tea ot-lid B- maybe'removed with the4 sition under the cover. If preferred, howin thewithdrawal and receding of the lips suiiispring-wire and is pivotallfconnected to .the

in the cup D, and the .I

being filled'with drawin the stems F and G through the hole Although Ishow my stem as formed in two of course be understood that thel tertaste and in]urious effects of the tannic l I describe the stem as madein two parts F G, and this is forthe'p' pose of enabling a coz bein usedon the teapot.

at claim as my invention is- 5- 1. In a tea infuser and strainer, thecombinationlwith thefpot and the lidlaving an opening therein, of aperforated tea-receptacle and a divided stem having a lower portionconnected to the receptacle and an upper ro lifting portion pivotally'connected to the lower portion and having lateral resiliency as and forthe purposespeeied. y

2. The combination with the pot having a i p orcin l edge and gauze .or'similiar receptacle having a reinannular bead or edge, of a'perforated15 cover aving spring-lips designed to grip such awire stem secured tothe cover and designed to extend through the hole in the lid of theteapot and a Wire removing-stem pivotallyconnected to the top of theaforesaid 2o stem and having a lateral spring or resiliency as and forthe o'se s ecled.

FR CI NAEIER DENISON. itnesses.:

C. A. HOLLAND, A. R. WOLFENDER.

